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IAS/IPS/IFS
InformationBy Gopikrishna

A career
in the civil services is the best way to facilitate the smooth functioning
of various organs of the government.

Going for a career in medicine , engineering or
doing an MBA may be the order of the day, but one career which holding its
forte since time immemorial is the civil services (CS). Nothing can
be more riveting than becoming a part of the system a vast and populous
as India.

Entry

Eligibility

Selection

Preparation

Entry

The All-India examination for
entry into the Indian Administrative service (IAS) , Indian Police
Service (IPS) and the Central services , Group A and Group B is through
an All India Combined Competitive Examination conducted by the Union
Public Service (UPSC) , NEW DELHI.For the state-level services
,however , the examination conducted by the State Public Service Commissions
, in each state. The UPSC conducts a separate entrance examination for
the Indian Forest Service.

Application forms appear in the
daily newspapers and the 'Rozgar Samachar' and Employment News in December each
year. Advertisements regarding the Indian Forest
Service Examination ,on the other hand, appear in the month of January
or February.

Eligibility

Candidates applying for the CS
preliminary examination must be Indian nationals between 21 and 30
years as on August 1, and for the Forest Service ,as on July 1 of the
year of the examination.

You must have a bachelor's degree
or an equivalent in any discipline from a recognized university, although
for the Forest service ,you require bachelor's degree in any of the
science subjects.

Selection

The preliminary examination , conducted
every year in May or June , is a written test comprising two papers. The
first paper, which is General Studies carries a maximum marks of 150
on 150 questions, with a time limit of two hours. It mainly covers six
topics -Indian History, Constitution of India, Geography ,Economics
, Science , and Current Affairs. The second paper is an 'optional' ,
that is on a subject options to choose from. This paper carries 300
marks on 120 hours long . Both papers are set in objective type paper. More than 1,50,000 candidates sit for the preliminary examination every year
and about 3,500 - 5,000 candidates depending on vacancies available are
selected. The selected candidates have to then take the main examination.

The main examination is a written
test , held around October or November every year. It comprises two
language papers , one in English and the other in an optional Indian
language. Marks gained in these papers are not computed in the total
score , but passing in both is compulsory for qualification. There are
two general studies papers of 300 marks each , and four papers on two
optional subjects of your choice of 300 marks each.

Candidates are selected , depending
on the vacancies available at the end of this stage for the interview-cum
personality test.

The interviews test is of 300 marks
out of a total of 2300 marks, which forms the final eliminatory stage. Conducted
in the form of an oral interview , it enables an expert panel to judge
first hand , the candidate's personality , ability and aptitude for the
job.

A medical test is conducted before
allotment of services. It is an especially rigid test for those aspiring
to join the IPS. Depending on their performance the candidates make
it through the final selection each year. The top ranking posts go to the
meritorious students. Selection to the Indian Forest Service , on the
other hand is on the basis of a written test held in the month of august
every year. The test comprises : two compulsory papers of General English
and General Knowledge ; and additional papers in any two subjects chosen
from the following options : Agriculture or Botany or Chemistry or Physics
or Geology or Zoology or Mathematics or Agricultural Engineering or Chemical
Engineering or Civil Engineering or Mechanical Engineering, except
combinations of Agriculture and Agricultural Engg. , Chemistry and
Chemical Engg.

Preparation

A number of guide books in
the market contain study material , past question papers and tips
how to prepare for the test. Moreover, you must read at least one news
paper along with the range of national and international magazines and
periodicals. Besides ,turning in to current affairs and analytical programmers
on the radio and television is highly recommended. A thorough study of
the two optional subjects is essential. So , if you are interested in becoming
civil servant , there are certain basic qualities that you must have .

These include willingness to work
hard ; intelligence ; empathy with the underprivileged ; personal
integrity ; adaptability ; ability to handle power and authority without
being swayed by it and willingness to work in a fairly rigid hierarchy
. If you posses these qualities , then just go for a career in civil
services. Hardwork and planning is a must.

Dear All Friends
Pls give me a idia about exam date of boh exam or if the date is out so pls give me a date of new registration in this year. in which month i have do registration for the exam. so pls give me idea.

i. To select an optional subject :
• Interest for the corresponding subject
• Competition for the subject
• Scores and ranking for the corresponding subject
• Coaching centers,faculty and material availability
• And the relevance of the subject with my academics and abilities
• The date of the exam and the lap of it from other exams like optional, G.S., Languages etc
• The surroundings of coaching academies.,and the distance of the institute for other optional
• The relevance of the subject with G.S. daily life and other optional
• Amount of theory and applications in the selected subject and its intricacy
ii. Motivation and ideas for schedule preparation
iii. Guidance for all across the course